Mother, boyfriend can conduct own autopsy in ‘Baby Doe’ case

Mother, boyfriend can conduct own autopsy in ‘Baby Doe’ case

BOSTON (AP) — A mother and boyfriend charged in the death of a 2-year-old girl whose body washed up on a Boston Harbor beach can have their own autopsy conducted on her remains, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Rachelle Bond and Michael McCarthy were charged last month. Bond's daughter, Bella, was known as "Baby Doe" for nearly three months as authorities launched a massive investigation and social media campaign to find out who she was and how she died.

Jindal’s latest book released as his 2016 campaign struggles
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Jindal’s latest book released as his 2016 campaign struggles

Associated Press

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republican presidential contender Bobby Jindal offers history from a conservative viewpoint in a new book illustrating the "folly of looking to the government for the solution to all of our problems."

Tracing an arc from the Bill of Rights to President Barack Obama's health care law, the Louisiana governor came out Tuesday with "American Will," a book meant to advance his struggling campaign. Matt Latimer and Keith Urbahn are co-authors with the governor.

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